Strong's Lexicon
G2709
G2709 — καταχθόνιος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2709 |
|---|---|
| Word: | καταχθόνιος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G2596 and chthon (the ground) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | katachthonios |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kat-akh-thon'-ee-os |
| Meaning: | 1. subterranean, i.e. infernal (belonging to the world of departed spirits) |
| KJV Renderings: | under the earth |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
καταχθόνιος, καταχτονιον (κατά (see κατά, III. 3), χθών (the earth)), subterranean, Vulg.infernus: plural, of those who dwell in the world below, i. e. departed souls (cf. Winers Grammar, § 34, 2; but others make the adjective a neuter used indefinitely; see Lightfoot, in the place cited), Php 2:10. (Homer, Dionysius Halicarnassus, Anthol., etc., Inscriptions)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
καταχθόνιος (under the earth)
Philippians 2:10
- KJV: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow of in heaven and in earth and under the earth
- GK: ίνα εν τω ονόματι Ιησού παν γόνυ κάμψη επουρανίων και επιγείων και καταχθονίων